Florida Senate - 2005                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 2452
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11  Senator Aronberg moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 1, line 19, through
15            page 2, line 11, delete those lines
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18         465.014  Pharmacy technician.--
19         (1)  A No person other than a licensed pharmacist or
20  pharmacy intern may not engage in the practice of the
21  profession of pharmacy, except that a licensed pharmacist may
22  delegate to nonlicensed pharmacy technicians those duties,
23  tasks, and functions which do not fall within the purview of
24  s. 465.003(13).  All such delegated acts must shall be
25  performed under the direct supervision of a licensed
26  pharmacist who is shall be responsible for all such acts
27  performed by persons under his or her supervision.  A pharmacy
28  technician, under the supervision of a pharmacist, may
29  initiate or receive communications with a practitioner or his
30  or her agent, on behalf of a patient, regarding refill
31  authorization requests. A No licensed pharmacist may not shall
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Florida Senate - 2005 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 2452 Barcode 103310 1 supervise more than one pharmacy technician unless otherwise 2 permitted by the guidelines adopted by the board. The board 3 shall establish guidelines to be followed by licensees or 4 permittees in determining the circumstances under which a 5 licensed pharmacist may supervise more than one but not more 6 than three pharmacy technicians. 7 (2) In the employ of a pharmacy engaged exclusively in 8 the dispensing of medicinal drugs or other products for 9 nonhuman use and notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 10 (1): 11 (a) A pharmacy technician may initiate or receive 12 requests for original prescriptions for nonhuman use if this 13 is done under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. 14 (b) A licensed pharmacist may supervise not more than 15 seven pharmacy technicians in dispensing prescriptions for 16 nonhuman use. 17 18 19 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 20 And the title is amended as follows: 21 On page 1, line 3, delete that line 22 23 and insert: 24 amending s. 465.014, F.S.; authorizing certain 25 pharmacy 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 8:40 AM 04/29/05 s2452c-27-taq